The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-01

vsne meeting of the board of supervisors
and said it would submit the county TO a
great expense, | asked DR.. II. the condition
sfR.'s mind at time Of execution OF the Will.
Re. Direct: Dr. ii in that connection told
me that r. had given the county 100 acres
Of land and could take his word for it.
NANCY BLACK: l know Ann Fields. Did
not tell her that had not been in r y
house since Mrs. RS death except at the
funerals Of Mrs r and r., nor that | was
afraid TO 60 there on account Of Mary
ODOnnell.
Moan TRUMBo: DR.. II. told me shortly
after r. s death that at time of making the
will r s mind was sound, he had good wit
nesses and the will could not be broken;
Cross En- asked DR.. II. about R s men.
tai condition because | asked him whether
the will would stand and thought that r. 5
mental condition was an important consid,
GRAFTON therein.
Redirect: What gave rise to the query
WAS conversation about the disposition OF
the property.
Mrs. MEGArfiy: In 'S3 II. SAID to me
that he should leave Jane Stanley nothing
Cross En-: This conversation was before
went west in April 1888.
ANpHhw Lynch: Been supervisor of the
town often and mayor OF the city. Before
RS death DR.. II told me that he would
tell NE n secret. He Lamed the witnesses,
and IA the will was read in presence OF
responsible Witnesses. He in response to
ne told me that II. mind was clear as
bell.
DR.. HATHEwAY; recalled: Did not in my
sf1ice tell Murphy that Duncan had ap-
preached me and told me that if would
testify on their side money would be no
object, nor that | said wonder what
kind of man they think am
Cross III: Nor did l ever say it to any
enc at any other place.
JOHN MURPHY: About middle Of Apr 80,
DR.. H. stated substantially that if he would
state 50 and so money would be no object,
and he wondered what kind of a man they
thought he was A few days after the max
Ing of the will DR.. Hathaway told me that
r. had made his will and all III could not
break it.
HUGH j. GILLEN: From one to three days
after execution of the will in May Or. III.
On way to my store told me that until the
The will was read be had not known that
had boy named VIM. Reddick Gillen. He
told me once that r. had made will and
III could not break it.
Gross En-: did not PROFOUND the ques-
ten as to what we're the chances Of sustain.
ing the will. The subject of RS testament
tsry capacity was not under discussion.
Mrs GEpsEY: Nancy Black was in en-
ploy only once and that in the the first
Of April, 1885, While there she stated that
she was subpoenaed in the r. will case.
She told me that she thought that K, had q
better mind tn. the lawyers who were try
in to break the will.
Cross. En-; asked Nancy because she said
she had been subpoenaed in the case.
don't know to what time of RS life my
question referred.
Ed NATTMGER On day Of RS death DR..
II. stated to me that the founding of the
library was a cherished plan and that up to
the eve Of RS death he was mentally
sound.
OrosaE1, We asked for the information
so that we could report 1t to the Chicago
papers.
ANN FIELDs.-Lived in Ottawa AZ years;
acquainted with Reddick 80 years; known
Nancy Black for 4 years; introduced her
at Reddick's house during Mrs. Reddicks
Last illness, about four weeks before Mrs
Reddick's death; previous to that she had no
acquaintance there; about 9 weeks ago she
told me while at my house that she had been
in Reddick's house since his death only at
their funerals, and was afraid 10 go there on
account of Mary o. Donneil
Gross Ell was not there when Nancy
Black met Reddick introduced Nancy to
no one there but Mrs. Reddick; Mrs. Red
dick was then able to sit in her chair, but
not to walk about; didn't know how long
Reddck had teen taking care of Nancys
savings; have no i'll feeling toward Jack
Reddick | think great deal of his wife;
he four or FIVE years ago published some
things that | did not think very play full